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6,76

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-76, verse-4

सैन्यानि रौद्राणि भयानकानि व्यूढानि सम्यग्बहुलध्वजानि ।
विदार्य हत्वा च निपीड्य शूरास्ते पाण्डवानां त्वरिता रथौघाः ॥४॥
4. sainyāni raudrāṇi bhayānakāni; vyūḍhāni samyagbahuladhvajāni ,
vidārya hatvā ca nipīḍya śūrā;ste pāṇḍavānāṁ tvaritā rathaughāḥ.
4. sainyāni raudrāṇi bhayānakāni
vyūḍhāni samyak bahula-dhvajāni
vidārya hatvā ca nipīḍya śūrāḥ
te pāṇḍavānām tvaritāḥ rathaughāḥ
4. te pāṇḍavānām tvaritāḥ rathaughāḥ
śūrāḥ raudrāṇi bhayānakāni
samyak bahula-dhvajāni vyūḍhāni
sainyāni vidārya hatvā ca nipīḍya
4. The swift charioteers of the Pāṇḍavas, who were brave heroes, tore apart, killed, and crushed those dreadful, terrifying armies that were well-arranged and had many banners.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, troops
  • रौद्राणि (raudrāṇi) - dreadful, terrible, formidable
  • भयानकानि (bhayānakāni) - terrifying, frightful, dreadful
  • व्यूढानि (vyūḍhāni) - arrayed, arranged in battle formation
  • सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely, well
  • बहुल-ध्वजानि (bahula-dhvajāni) - with many banners
  • विदार्य (vidārya) - having torn apart, having split
  • हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having struck down
  • (ca) - and
  • निपीड्य (nipīḍya) - having crushed, having oppressed
  • शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones
  • ते (te) - those
  • पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas
  • त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, quick, hurried
  • रथौघाः (rathaughāḥ) - charioteers, the warriors riding the chariots (throngs of chariots, charioteers)

Words meanings and morphology

सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, troops
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sainya
sainya - an army, troops, military, belonging to an army
Derived from 'senā' (army) with the suffix 'ya', meaning 'belonging to' or 'related to'.
Note: Can also be nominative plural, but accusative fits the context of being acted upon.
रौद्राणि (raudrāṇi) - dreadful, terrible, formidable
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of raudra
raudra - belonging to Rudra, dreadful, formidable, fierce, wild, wrathful
Derived from 'rudra' (howler, a name for Śiva).
Note: Agrees with 'sainyāni'.
भयानकानि (bhayānakāni) - terrifying, frightful, dreadful
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bhayānaka
bhayānaka - terrifying, frightful, dreadful, awful
Derived from 'bhaya' (fear) with 'ānaka' suffix.
Note: Agrees with 'sainyāni'.
व्यूढानि (vyūḍhāni) - arrayed, arranged in battle formation
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vyūḍha
vyūḍha - arranged, spread, extended, formed into a battle array
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of verb root 'ūh' with prefix 'vi-'.
Prefix: vi
Root: ūh (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'sainyāni'.
सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely, well
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies 'vyūḍhāni'.
बहुल-ध्वजानि (bahula-dhvajāni) - with many banners
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bahuladhvaja
bahuladhvaja - having many banners
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahula+dhvaja)
  • bahula – much, abundant, numerous, plentiful
    adjective (masculine)
  • dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'sainyāni'.
विदार्य (vidārya) - having torn apart, having split
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Absolutive form of verb root 'dṛ' with prefix 'vi-'.
Prefix: vi
Root: dṛ (class 6)
Note: Connects to the main action of 'rathaughāḥ'.
हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having struck down
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Absolutive form of verb root 'han'.
Root: han (class 2)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'hatvā' and 'nipīḍya'.
निपीड्य (nipīḍya) - having crushed, having oppressed
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Absolutive form of verb root 'pīḍ' with prefix 'ni-'.
Prefix: ni
Root: pīḍ (class 10)
शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra
śūra - brave, valiant, a hero, warrior
Note: Refers to the 'rathaughāḥ' (charioteers).
ते (te) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the 'rathaughāḥ'.
पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva)
Note: Qualifies 'rathaughāḥ'.
त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, quick, hurried
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tvarita
tvarita - hastened, quick, swift, agile
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root 'tvar' (to hasten).
Root: tvar (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'rathaughāḥ'.
रथौघाः (rathaughāḥ) - charioteers, the warriors riding the chariots (throngs of chariots, charioteers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rathaugha
rathaugha - a multitude of chariots, a host of chariots
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+ogha)
  • ratha – chariot, car
    noun (masculine)
  • ogha – flood, torrent, stream, multitude, mass
    noun (masculine)
Note: The main subject of the sentence.